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A glimpse at Apple’s 2020 vision

Among other things, smart vehicles, immersive AR/VR environments and edge-based device intelligence will drive Apple’s new decade. Apple patents granted in the final moments of 2019 shine a little light into its plans for the next decade. What the patents say Apple won 31 patents on Dec. 31, 2019. Three are of particular interest: A passenger safety … Read more

8 technologies that will disrupt business in 2020

From artificial intelligence to augmented reality, these eight disruptive technologies and trends will begin driving how business gets done at forward-thinking organizations in the years to come. Technology’s pace of change has had a profound impact across nearly every industry. These days it’s not enough to keep atop of emerging technologies but to keep ahead … Read more

10 cyber security trends to look out for in 2020

What cyber security trends and issues can the world expect in 2020: more stringent regulation, creations of new roles? When looking for possible cyber security trends in 2020, it is clear to see that 2019 was an interesting year for all things cyber security. It was the year that brought major breaches pretty much every … Read more

Domo vs. Tableau: Self-service analytics tools compared

Self-service business intelligence has become the go-to tool for business decisions. Here’s how Domo and Tableau stack up on features and pricing. Business intelligence (BI) and analytics platforms have long been a staple for business, but thanks to the rise of self-service BI tools, responsibility for analytics has shifted from IT to business analysts, with … Read more

IoT in 2020: The awkward teenage years

The internet of things will see more growth in 2020, along with more growing pains – security, lack of complete solutions. Much of the hyperbole around the Internet of Things isn’t really hyperbole anymore – the instrumentation of everything from cars to combine harvesters to factories is just a fact of life these days. IoT’s here to … Read more

Cisco: 5 hot networking trends for 2020

Cisco exec says SD-WAN, Wi-Fi 6, multi-domain control, virtual networking and the evolving role of network engineers will be big in 2020. Hot trends in networking for the coming year include SD-WAN, Wi-Fi 6, multi-domain control, virtual networking and the evolving role of the network engineer into that of a network progrmmer, at least according to Cisco. They revolve … Read more

AWS hits back at open source theft allegations

New York Times accuses the public cloud provider of taking open source products and integrating them into its own managed services. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has accused the New York Times of publishing misleading information, after the newspaper published a 3,000-word article on the public cloud giant’s misuse and exploitation of open source. During 2019, there have … Read more

7 considerations when buying network-automation tools

Here are the factors you need to weigh so you can make a smart decision about the network automation tool that’s best for your organization. The concept of network automation has been around for as long as there have been networks, and until now the uptake has been slow for a number of reasons including … Read more

What’s hot for Cisco in 2020

Experts expect that Cisco will focus on building-out cloud, SD-WAN and security in 2020. As the industry gets ready to gear up for 2020 things have been a  little disquieting in networking land. That’s because some key players – Arista and Juniper in particular – have been reporting business slowdowns as new deals have been smaller than … Read more

5 enterprise cloud strategy trends for 2020

Architecting hybrid cloud environments and teaching IT staff how to work with and manage them are top of mind for CIOs seeking innovation from cloud computing services in 2020. Cloud computing has become the model of choice for modernizing IT portfolios, with companies gaining agility and speed to market by renting public cloud software. But … Read more